Gerdes name rejected for state office building naming
A 24 to 25 vote blocked a resolution to name the new state office building after the late Sen. George Gerdes. The State Building Advisory Commission had left the structure nameless, with Senators Marsh Warner and Kremer urging against naming a person. Speaker Luedtke defended Gerdes as a state figure, while colleagues quipped about his district.
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Sen
George Gerdes
State Building Advisory Commission
Gerdes
Legislative Council
Luedtke
BN dispatchers poised to strike Burlington Northern
Dispatchers from the American Train Dispatchers Assn AFL CIO threaten a 4 30 a m Friday walkout that could halt BN operations. Union leader B C Hilbert cites consolidation of Grand Forks North Dakota with Minneapolis as core issue plus benefits and transfer rules. Attorneys seek a temporary restraining order to prevent the strike.
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Chicago
Burlington Northern System
The
American Train Dispatchers Assn., Aflcio
Burlington Northern
B. C. Hilbert
Union
Grand Forks
N.D
Burlington
Minneapolis
Hilbert
SAC Chief Dougherty Stricken With Heart Attack Aboard Plane
General Russell E. Dougherty commander of SAC based in Omaha suffered a heart attack Wednesday while flying from Omaha to Rapid City. He was reported resting comfortably at a Rapid City hospital late Wednesday AP
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SAC
Russell E. Dougherty
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Rapid City
Exon Plans Solar Additions to State Construction Budget
Gov J J Exon told the Legislature he will amend the capital construction budget to power three State Corrections Dept. buildings with solar energy for domestic hot water. The plan also swaps a gas oil plant for coal at Lincoln penitentiary and delays the overall project by about five months, reducing current year spending by 3.5 million while adding 2.5 million for energy measures over two years.
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United Press Intn
J. J. Exon
Corrections Dept
Omaha
Lincoln
Diagnostic and Evaluation
Exon
Gerald Whelan
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Stan Matzke
Administrative Services Dept
Shirley Marsh
Jerome Warner
Waverly
Maurice Kremer
Aurora
Roland Luedtke
Frank Lewis
Bellevue
Sam Cullan
Hemingford
Ceylon
Vergith
Lincoln Station
U.S. District Court
Lincoln Savings Company
State Banking Department
Lancaster County
Panama
Town Hall
Hickman
Firth
American Legion Hall
Gage County
Cortland
Bill Davidson
Nebraska
Armco
Peterson Construction
14Th
Colonial Hills
West Gate Inc
Cornhusker Hwy
North 141H Street
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